Hikes, museum tours, improv and more things to do in the Southland
- Jeff Vorva Time correspondent
New Lenox resident Tony Kavaliunas grew up a Chicago Bears fan, and he was in Bears heaven this month. Kavaliunas was a VIP guest at the Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities Aug. 1-3 in Canton, Ohio.
- Tony V. Martin, The Times
Kasia Topor, bodybuilder and owner of ProCoreFitness, discusses the benefits of using free weights while demonstrating a shoulder press and chest press.
- Times staff
Frankfort is adding downtown parking lots at Prairie Park and 2 Smith St. And playground and path improvements are slated for Prairie Park.
- Jeff Vorva Times correspondent
Officials in Orland Park are excited about 2024 and beyond.
- Times staff
The Forest Preserves of Cook County has broken ground on an ecological restoration project, a multiyear initiative that also will reconstruct and improve portions of its most extensive trail system.
- Jeff Vorva The Times
More than 500 job seekers checked out what more than 60 companies had to offer at the first Southwest Job Fair Jan. 11 in Orland Park.
- Jeff Vorva The Times
It was cold and a little snowy but hundreds of adults and kids had fun at the Orland Park children’s New Year’s Eve party Dec. 31 at the Centennial Park Ice Rink. Yes, there was skating. But there was also music, dancing, contests, food and a countdown to welcome in 2024 — 12 hours early.
- Jeff Vorva The Times
Area high schools were well represented at holiday basketball tournaments near and far. Here's a look at some of the play:
- Jeff Vorva Times correspondent
Maggie Gormley finished 176th in the state in Class 2A girls cross country, becoming the first girls from Tinley Park High School to make state in 30 years.
- Jeff Vorva Time correspondent
The Orland Park Board of Trustees took another major step to move the $80 million Triangle District project forward, approving a term sheet to start the paperwork for bond sales and TIF funding.
- Jeff Vorva Times correspondent
This year, Sandburg volleyball coach Vales was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and he has been juggling treatments, teaching and coaching, including the girls team to a 19th regional title.
- Jeff Vorva The Times
Thousands, including pets of all stripes, filled the area around the Orland Township offices Sept. 21 for Pet-Palooza. Organizers also took time to remember one of their own, who spent countless hours on the annual event.
- Morgan McCabe Times correspondent
Have you ever felt a sense of accomplishment from completing simple, small tasks such as cooking a pot of homemade soup or sending a belated thank-you note?
- Carol Slager Times correspondent
Popeye loved spinach. He is a rough-and-tumble sailor with a unique dialect and can-do attitude. His squint, pipe and muscular forearms are his trademarks — and that love for spinach.
- Times staff
The Forest Preserves of Cook County have opened its newest site at 6101 Oak Forest Ave., Tinley Park.
- Times staff
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields’ cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs have been reaccredited by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
- Jeff Vorva Times correspondent
To simplify the situation relating to the proposed widening of 143rd Street in Homer Glen.